Barry Stavro

Writer

Barry Stavro is an assistant Sports Editor who supervises the Los Angeles Times’ coverage of the NBA, Clippers, Lakers, plus boxing and MMA, horse racing and motor racing, and that game known as futbol in the rest of the globe – soccer.

The Justice Department on Wednesday unsealed its 165-page indictment alleging widespread corruption of top officials in FIFA, soccer's world governing body. The case offers tantalizing allegations of what amounts to the current bribery rates for preferential treatment in international soccer.

The Clippers' 128-95 blowout over Houston in Game 4 of the Western Conference semifinals on Sunday night put the Clippers one game away from reaching the Western Finals for the first time. Blake Griffin, Chris Paul and DeAndre Jordan also won their seventh postseason game for the first time since...